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JAMSHEDPUR : Tata Steel is expecting to start full capacity production at Jamshedpur plant this quarter after its modernisation , company Managing Director H M Nerurkar said today. He said modernisation of Jamshedpur plant was over and commissioning of 9.7 million tone was almost complete. "We are expecting to start production to its full capacity from this quarter," he said. Referring to Tata Steel's Kalinganagar project in Odisha, Nerurkar said the project was going great and expected to commission the first phase in 2014.

NEW DELHI: Tata Power today said it has been awarded the Letter of Intent for electricity distribution franchise in Jamshedpur by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board . The country's largest private power producer would have the distribution franchise for Jamshedpur for 15 years. In a statement, Tata Power said it would be responsible for operating and maintaining the distribution network in the Jamshedpur circle, which includes Jamshedpur, Tata Steel city, Adityapur and Ghatsila divisions.

JAMSHEDPUR: Two officials of Tata Motors have been arrested in connection with the chlorine gas leakage from its water filter plant at the Tata Engineering and Locomotives Company (TELCO) factory in Jamshedpur. Deputy General Manager of Tata Motors (Safety), Samir Kumar Ghatak and Water Treatment Plant Chief, B K Sarkar were arrested on charges of negligence on Wednesday night, Superintendent of Police Navin Kumar Singh said. The First Information Report (FIR)

JAMSHEDPUR: Tata Motors on Friday said it will temporary shut down its commercial vehicle plant at Jamshedpur for five days from January 27 to avoid inventory build up amid slumping demand. "The decision was taken to avoid unnecessary build up of inventories in the company or with the dealers in the absence of demand," company spokesman P J Singh said here. The company had earlier resorted to block closure in November and December last year.

JAMSHEDPUR: Conceding a long-standing demand of Tata Steel and other industrial houses, the Jharkhand government has decided to give industrial township status to Jamshedpur and Bokaro. The aim is to turn the two steel cities into global industrial hubs so that exports could increase substantially from the region, Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda told newsmen on Saturday. Pointing out that all formalities in this regard would be completed soon, Munda said the government planned to improve the existing infrastructure in these cities to provide best facilities to industrial houses.

JAMSHEDPUR: Tata Motors has undertaken a three-day block closure at its Jamshedpur plant from on Monday to align production with demand. Confirming the development, a Tata Motors spokesperson told PTI that the block closure was planned to ensure alignment of production with demand and to maintain the health of the ecosystem. The block closure in the Jamshedpur plant is the second in a fortnight. Chandrabhan Singh, General Secretary of Telco Workers Union, said there was a week-long block closure in the last week of December.

MUMBAI: Shares of DB Corp moved higher after launch of Dainik Bhaskar Jamshedpur edition on December 12, 2010. The publication will cover 7 surrounding district editions will also be launched soon. D B Corp shall be launching the Dhanbad edition shortly to complete its foray in the state of Jharkhand. The stock was at Rs 255.50, up Rs 4.40 or 1.75 per cent on the NSE. It touched a high of Rs 260 and low of Rs 250 in trade so far. Around 18000 shares were traded in the counter.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has allowed the Jharkhand government to receive funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission but asked it to keep away steel city Jamshedpur, which is managed by the Tatas. The Tata group, which claims to have spent more than Rs 49.32 crore on developing infrastructure in the city in 2005-06, has been refusing to give up control of the city and has been opposing the state government's move to create a civic body for Mango, Jugsalai, Jamshedpur and Adityapur notified areas.

JAMSHEDPUR: A practising lawyer here has expressed willingness to take up the case of the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist in the Mumbai terrorist attack, Azmal Amir Kasab. In a letter to the Chief Justice of India, the lawyer Rajiv Kumar Singh said he wished to take up Kasab's case as no lawyer has shown interest to defend him. It was admitted that Kasab was a terrorist who was involved in the killing of innocent people in Mumbai, but it was also necessary to provide him legal assistance otherwise the legal proceedings will be deemed vitiated, he said.

KOLKATA: Tata Steel may be bracing up to fight a tough bidding war with CSN of Brazil to acquire Anglo Dutch steel major, Corus Group. However, irrespective of the outcome of the Corus deal, Tata Steel is determined to go ahead with its plans in India. This includes raising capacity at its mother plant in Jamshedpur from 4.8 to 10 million tonne by 2010. While stoutly refusing to respond to queries on Corus, Tata Steel's deputy managing director (steel), Mr T Mukherjee said: "We will go ahead will all our plans in India, irrespective of the outcome of the Corus deal.